New Goal: Relearn Japanese
Well, I have heard that publicly sharing a goal is one of the best ways to find motivation for it, so here we go: I am going to start using my Japanese again. @molecularbond sent me a link about cat cafes in Nagoya, and even though I think the only real purpose cats have in this world is to provide us with funny pictures, it still made me 懐かしい for all things Nihon.
My Japanese pretty much sucks now. I used to be able to read newspaper articles and carry on conversations about philosophical beliefs for hours. Now I can barely remember how to correctly use certain grammar particles. Sigh.
So, time to re-rip my J-Pop albums, finally get around to watching Ponyo, and pull out my flashcards. I am working on my Spanish currently, and I think getting my brain back into multilingual mode will actually help with that.
I would actually love a job where I could both program and use Japanese. I should start looking for something like that.